Compensation for acquired land hiked substantially Formula arrived at in consultation with the farmers

NEW DELHI: In a one-time gesture, the Delhi Cabinet on Friday announced a special rehabilitation package for farmers in the city whose land is under acquisition for various government projects.

The Delhi Cabinet decided to offer compensation to farmers of six villages in Northwest Delhi, including Kanjhawala, at a new rate of Rs 75 lakh per acre, in a meeting held this evening.

JAIDEEP MISHRA

With West Bengal government today rejecting the party

Bs Reporter / Mumbai September 16, 2008, 0:14 IST

BY SUBRATA CHATTOPADHYAY
KOLKATA

After much dilly dally, the Tata Motors have come forward to bail out the state government from the bumpy patches in Singur. Endorsing chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee

MUMBAI: With the historic referendum on the fate of the proposed special economic zone (SEZ) in Raigad just a week away, the Maharashtra government has decided to double the compensation amount

NEW DELHI: At least 10 people were injured when police lobbed tear gas shells and used water cannon to disperse farmers when they tried to enter Delhi Assembly on Wednesday, demanding enhanced compensation for the land notified for acquisition.

The protesters had gathered under the banner of the Jan Sangharsh Vahini and the Bharatiya Kisan Union and were supported by the National Alliance of People

Bs Reporter / Kolkata September 9, 2008, 0:04 IST

Car-maker seeks clarity on vendor park, continues work suspension.

A day after an agreement was struck between the West Bengal government and the agitators led by the Trinamool Congress to break the deadlock over compensating unwilling land-losers at Singur, Tata Motors, which had suspended work at its Nano factory last week, said it was "distressed" at the "limited clarity" on the outcome of the discussions.

Nellore, Sept. 8: Poor and downtrodden people living in Nelatoor, Krishnapatnam, Sembunithopu, Nakkalamitta and Ayyavarikandriga in Muthhukur mandal are struggling for survival after 4,500 acre land in the area was handed over to Reliance Power and AP Genco for setting up thermal power plants.

While alternative arrangements are being made to shift people from small habitations like Nakkalamitta, Ayyavarikandriga and Sembunithopu in the wake of acquisition of villages apart from lands, there is no word from authorities with regard to major villages like Nelatoor and Krishnapatnam.